Mask Change/Anki

[SillySama]

What's the community's general opinion on how strong it is? Just out of curiousity. To start out, I'll list my own opinion.
I think mask change needs to be semi-limited to 2. The FTK potential with the deck is just too strong, considering literally the whole deck can be mask changed into anki.

[Deuterium the Sentient Mattress]

Yep. I think they do need a nerf, since Masked Heroes are pretty darn hard to beat once they get going.

[Skilled Blue Magician]

I normally win against them. I don't think that deck is that good compared to most of the other decks in play.

[PRinciple prickley!?!?!]

A decent trap can disrupt them completely, and I don't think many Anki decks run trunade these days.

[Zane]

It's powerful, but not as strong as you think.

The full potential of this deck requires Mask Change in your starting hand or a card to draw it from the deck, a HERO monster on the field to use it on, and some backrow to prevent negation.

Plus getting all the cards for a proper Masked Hero deck is pretty tedious without a disposable income, hence why the deck is only tier 2

[Zesc]

Originally posted by Epsilon:

It's powerful, but not as strong as you think.

The full potential of this deck requires Mask Change in your starting hand or a card to draw it from the deck, a HERO monster on the field to use it on, and some backrow to prevent negation.

Plus getting all the cards for a proper Masked Hero deck is pretty tedious without a disposable income, hence why the deck is only tier 2

Backrow to prevent negation? Really? Since this is an OTK deck afterall, you hardly bother with setting stuff to stay safe. Especially since DL isn't as negation heavy as rl meta.

You need a HERO to use it on... how hard to do in a 20 cards format... same goes with getting the mask on the hand. Not too hard, and defenitly powerfull.

If Mask change get's semi-limited... the deck won't be suddenly garbage. People will stay play it, but won't be that OP it's ridiculous.

[HarambeX]

Tier 2 imo. Not as strong as Amazoness and Fur Hire

[Demz]

What Epsilon said. Watch any replay of Masked Heros against Amazones and watch the MHero dispair if the Amazones player has the right cards. Once they run out of mask changes or cannot negate / outmaneuver a paleozoic or traphole card, they are done. Biggest weakness of this deck. It only exceeds if the opponent has minor or no backrow since it can attack multiple times with mask change.

Not to mention that Mheros have been around for many months now and have not really seen a major nerf besides one basic Destiny Hero card.

[Kuriha Akihasu]

It would be great if the ruling was changed to only use mask change once per turn.

[Zesc]

Originally posted by Kuriha Akihasu:

It would be great if the ruling was changed to only use mask change once per turn.

Unless there is a bug when executing the rules (which is not the case here), Konami isn't giving erratas for DL. However, any rl erratas carry over to DL, so we migth see D-Hero Disc Commander soon.

Especially with the addition of Speed Dueling to the physical TCG Konami is defenitly not going to act like pure "online" TCGs that can rebalance their stuff at will.

[Lamont]

Masked Hero Anki is OTK, not FTK.

FTK decks are capable of achieving victory without going to second turn. Basically, they can win while the opponent is unable to respond with any card.

Examples of FTK are the Woodland Sprite/Golden Bamboo combo and Exodia.

Masked Heroes require the second turn to achieve OTK. It means that the opponent is capable of responding by activating traps, quick-pay spells, and effect monsters.

The real question is "Does Mask Change need to be semi-limited?"

Running 3 copies of Mask Change means that Anki has 15% chance of achieving OTK. 3 out of 20.

If the opponent has at least 3 trap cards in his deck, there is 15% chance of interrupting the Anki/Mask Change combo.

Most players would run more than 3 traps/quick-play spells.

In conclusion, Mask Change doesn't need to be semi-limited, because the opponent is usually capable of interrupting the OTK combo.

Destiny Hero - Celestial is semi-limited, because it increases the chance of achieving OTK.

Mask Change isn't the problem, but Anki remains quite powerful in the current meta.

[Shark]

Mask change is a essential card for the masked heroes and since Anki is the only strong masked in the game he should be semi limited not friggin mask change.

[vklasb]

Originally posted by Kuriha Akihasu:

It would be great if the ruling was changed to only use mask change once per turn.

this is what I say

[HarambeX]

Only if you want to kill them for good.

[Vento Aureo]

Limiting Mask change will kill the deck lol. Its the core card, like Princess is to amazoness or Beat to Fur hires.

Masked Heroes doesn't really need nerfs atm.

[SillySama]

Originally posted by Vento Aureo:

Limiting Mask change will kill the deck lol. Its the core card, like Princess is to amazoness or Beat to Fur hires.

Masked Heroes doesn't really need nerfs atm.

People said the same thing when Cyber Angels were borderline tier 0. Even with machine angel ritual hit, it took like another 2 or 3 nerfs to finally kill the deck.

Anywho, this is about masked heroes. If you get anki out with the first mask change, you can fish out the second with his effect. Usually before they pop off they play hey trunade, so rip anything you could respond with. Better hope you have sphere kuriboh, which most decks don't have the room for these days.